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"Nude photo of Nancy Pelosi"

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 It contains a nude photo of Nancy Pelosi.

My New Favorite Song:

Singer is Jordan Page, song is Pendulum. I bought the album for $6 on iTunes. Worth the effort to find it!

UPDATE: On Having A Natural Seat

Remember my pithy play on words en Español regarding my natural seat when it comes to horseback riding? Well, I wrote to Christopher Howard, the expat expert on Costa Rican Spanish.

He asked:

“First, you need to explain what is a ‘natural seat.’ I have never heard the term in English. Then I can try and find out what it means or tell you how to explain it in correct Spanish. I was never into horseback riding so am . . . → Read More About UPDATE: On Having A Natural Seat

Do You FaceBook?

Her name is Kate Miller-Heidke, details on her homepage. Her site was confusing to me. Clever, but confusing: you hold your mouse over the empty rooms in the house and a picture link appears. Click!

Whatever You Do…

DON'T buy a Stupidsung, er, Samsung washing machine. I was happy with it three years ago when we bought it. That was then: before it needed a repairman.

Last Monday night, a belt broke. At least we think it's a belt – it won't spin. Bright and early Tuesday morning, we called Melvin, who everyone in Escazú swears can fix anything!

Except a Stupidsung. Oh, he could fix it, no problem. But Stupidsung is so stingy with their parts, . . . → Read More About Whatever You Do…

Hey, don’t turn that off!

This coulda been me:

I've seen some funny funny videos lately… Like this Wedding Entrance one. And this Car Tow one. And this Brick Transporter one.

“You’re not 60 yet? [Pause] Really?”

A woman said this to me at a birthday party yesterday. In English so I understood her perfectly. It was not a good day. Except I forgot all about Honduras.

“A ‘coup’ in Honduras? Nonsense.”

By Octavio Sánchez – Thu Jul 2, 5:00 am ET

Tegucigalpa, Honduras – Sometimes, the whole world prefers a lie to the truth. The White House, the United Nations, the Organization of American States, and much of the media have condemned the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya this past weekend as a coup d'état.

That is nonsense.

In fact, what happened here is nothing short of the triumph of the rule of law.

To understand recent events, you have to . . . → Read More About “A ‘coup’ in Honduras? Nonsense.”

Coup or No Coup?

Over on Costa Rica Living, we've been havin' ourselves a good ole time ranting and raving about Honduras and is it a coup or not. (It's not.) You can read the posts here (this is a 44 page pdf document… you have to be really interested!) The CRL camp is divided: half think coup, the other half think legal constitutional action. Both sides quote Honduras' Constitution. They've read it once and are certain they understand . . . → Read More About Coup or No Coup?

Week One: Massage School

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